Thursday 22 September 2011

Thursday 22 September 2011

Read Romans 6:15-23

An Indescribable Gift

Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!  -2Corinthians 9:15

 

It has been said that one of the Roman emperors gave an expensive present to a friend.  But when the ruler offered  the gift, the friend said, “This is too much for me to receive.”  The emperor replied, “But it is not too much for me to give.”

 

When we think about all our sinfulness and rebellion, God’s “indescribable gift” (2Corinthians 9:15) of forgiveness through Jesus Christ seems too much  for  us poor sinners to receive.  God is so rich in mercy, though, that it is not too much for Him to give.

 

Someone has said, “The kindest thing that God ever did was to become a man.”   What a magnificent glory Christ left and what utter humiliation He suffered so that He could offer us the riches of salvation!  We will never be able to understand it completely.  It’s hard to fathom the truth that when we receive His gift we claim an eternal inheritance as adopted children of God.

 

Who can estimate the preciousness of God’s gift of salvation through His Son the Lord Jesus?  All we can do now and throughout eternity is to fall down in adoration before the Lord praising Him for a salvation so wondrous and free!  -Henry Bosch

 

Yes, I know Him as my Saviour,

For my sins are washed away;

And I’ll never cease to praise Him

For this truth through endless day.  -Hallon

 

Praise is the language of a heart set free.

 

 

Prayer:

V The increased challenges now faced by many Christians in North Sudan are something for which we need to pray very hard for the Lord to intervene.  These anti-Christian activities continue to be growing these days, aiming to cause fear among the believers in North Sudan. Christians in North Sudan are living beneath a blanket of fear since South Sudan seceded on July 9.

 

 

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